Intensification of the aerobic bioremediation of an actual site oil historically contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) through bioaugmentation with a non acclimated, complex source of microorganisms

Microbial Cell Factories

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Di Toro, Sara ^a   Zanaroli, Giulio ^a   Fava, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; COMPOST; ECOTOXICITY; FUNGUS; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; SOLID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 33646236110     PISSN: 14752859     EISSN: 14752859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-5-11     Document Type: Article

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